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Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue has provided land in Agatu Local Government Area of the state for use as cattle routes. This is contained in a communique issued at the end of a two-day meeting between Ortom, the Nasarawa State Governor, Tanko Al-Makura, Chief of Agatu, Godwin Onah, and Fulani Agatu, Ardo Boderi Tuja in […]
The member Representing Ohaozara/Onicha/Ivo Federal constituency, Hon Linus Okorie as part of his determined effort to ride the constituency of social vices and empower the teeming youths of the constituency, yesterday commenced the training of 50 youths on fish production. The youths are being trained by the Federal School of Fisheries and Marine Technology Lagos. […]
Food Security & Family Empowerment (Farming Support) Initiative Be part of the Food Security and Family Empowerment (Farming Support) Initiative on Cassava, Rice, Maize, Plantain etc. farming. Join us for the first in the series of our Urban-Dweller farmer Training with the VCDP group’s Rice Cluster Farming Support/Intervention programme, which holds on Saturday, the 21 […]
Farmers in Adamawa State have called on the federal government to ensure the sustainability of the Anchor Borrowers scheme saying it is a sure path towards attaining food sufficiency in Nigeria, RUTH TENE NATSA write In line with the federal government’s push to diversify the economy and make agriculture a major revenue earner for the […]
When the former administration of president Goodluck Jonathan began the movement for the production of bio-fuel as an alternative source of energy, many farmers were clustered and encouraged into the production and farming of jatropha, a plant which seeds are used in the production of glycerol. Glycerol is a major component for bio-fuel, especially diesel […]
Trailing behind Kagarko, Kachia and Jaba local government areas of Kaduna State in ginger production, Kafanchan, arguably, is the largest commercial city of cleaned ginger in Nigeria. Buyers from across the country and abroad, mostly from India, Pakistan, the US, Sudan, Chad among others, visit Kafanchan to settle with their suppliers, whom in turn, rallied […]
The Benue State government has said that at least 21,000 hectares of land will be cleared at various locations in the state to make it accessible to farmers. Governor Samuel Ortom made this known in his recent 2017 budget speech presented to the state House of Assembly. He said in addition to the land, tractors […]
COLLINS NNABUIFE sopke with the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development on the efforts by the government to import 500 reaper machines to help ease the burden of rice and wheat harvesting in Nigeria. His report Nigeria’s agriculture currently is the largest employer of labour in the country, constituting about 70 per cent of the […]
Cocoa exporters under the auspices of Cocoa Exporters Association of Nigeria (CEAN) has appealed to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigeria Export-Import (NEXIM) Bank to enforce the implementation of the N550billion export funds approved by the Federal government to enable commercial banks give out loans to exporters at single digit interest rate. […]
The Federal Government has declared that Nigeria will regain her lost position as the world’s largest cocoa producer and exporter soon. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, disclosed this during the inauguration of the Cocoa Relaunch Committee at the headquarters of the Ministry in Abuja. Ogbeh said the government’s move to realise […]
The hostility was reported to have broken out few days ago when Oku Iboku farmers encroached on Ikot Offiong and Inua Akpa land. At least five people are said to have been killed in renewed hostilities between youths of Akwa Ibom State living in riverine village of Oku Iboku village and their counterparts in Inua […]
Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III has blamed continued insecurity challenge posed by herdsmen in various parts of the country on poor intelligence gathering mechanism by law enforcement agencies. Speaking at a two-day international conference, organised by Kwara State government in Ilorin, on Tuesday, the Sultan of Sokoto called for more proactive measures […]
The Kano State Government has earmarked over N200 million in the recently approved 2017 budget to boost rice farming in the state. Mohammed Garba, the Commissioner of Information, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Kano. He said this was part of the state government’s efforts to […]
An Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday remand a 24-year-old herdsmen, Abu Begiri, in prison for alleged causing damage to farm produce. The Prosecutor, Sgt. Bankole Olasunkanmi told the court that the accused committed the offence on January 9 at Ago corner, Abuad Road in Ado-Ekiti. He said that he allowed his cattle to graze […]
When the Anchor Borrowers Programme was launched in 2015, it was focused on improving the local production of rice and reducing the volume of scarce foreign exchange that is expended on the importation of the staple food. In times past, Nigeria has used billions of dollars to import rice, which is grown within the country. […]